Michael > April 17th, 2022, 12:14 PM
Quote:So contends a study recently published in Ñawpa Pacha: Journal of Andean Archaeology by historian Dr. Donato Amado Gonzales from the Ministry of Culture of Peru (Cusco) and archaeologist Brian S. Bauer from the University of Illinois Chicago.
This misnaming of the site may all be due to an initial misunderstanding of the local place names, they said.
“Revisiting known information can reveal new aspects of Machu Picchu and its discovery, as well as on its builders and the role of the site in the Inca Empire,” the researchers said.
Amado Gonzales specializes in the early colonial history of Cuzco and, as an archaeologist, Bauer specializes in the growth and expansion of the Incas. Over the years, the two independently found evidence that Machu Picchu was originally called Huayna Picchu. Realizing they were working on the same topic, they decided to work together and combine their database.
august > April 18th, 2022, 05:23 PM